My Sashiko Mending Projects - Flosstube Extra!

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Natasha, host of Madrona Embroidery, shares her Sashiko visible mending projects in this Flosstube extra. She explains that Sashiko is a Japanese stitching technique used for visible mending, reinforcing fabric while adding a decorative pattern. She shows several projects, starting with her first one on a pair of Maywell jeans, where she covered a hole with a patch and Sashiko stitching. She also shows a tea-dyed Adidas hat with a red floss design, a linen shirt with a spiral pattern to cover an iron stain, and a pair of jeans with a Sashiko hem. Her most recent project is a patch on her husband's jeans, which she describes in detail, including the process of cleaning the hole, reinforcing stitches, basting patches, and using a sticker grid for stitching.

• Natasha introduces Sashiko as a Japanese visible mending technique.
• She shows her first Sashiko project on a pair of Maywell jeans, which she loves and gets compliments on.
• She dyed an Adidas hat with tea to an off-white color and covered a stain with a Sashiko patch.
• She learned to iron fabric before patching after a linen shirt project turned out wrinkly.
• She added a Sashiko pattern to the hem of her favorite jeans, which she wears frequently.
• She recently mended her husband's jeans with a Sashiko patch, explaining the process step by step.